I wouldn't worry too much about Andy being the 1st match up this Saturday. A Champion doesn't look or worry about the time, date, place etc. They know they have only one thing to accomplish and that is to win the match. Andy will have to get into that mode to the point that nothing can or will distract him. No more pampering as to what he prefers or likes. He’ll have to deal with what’s in front of him and train himself to see them as not obstacles but as challenges. And he must come through. Otherwise there’s no point in being in a very competitive sport like tennis.

I wouldn't worry too much about Andy being the 1st match up this Saturday. A Champion doesn't look or worry about the time, date, place etc. They know they have only one thing to accomplish and that is to win the match. Andy will have to get into that mode to the point that nothing can or will distract him. No more pampering as to what he prefers or likes. He’ll have to deal with what’s in front of him and train himself to see them as not obstacles but as challenges. And he must come through. Otherwise there’s no point in being in a very competitive sport like tennis.

I am looking forward to the Saturday match already and the timing looks really good for me. I have to be somewhere in the evening, so an evening match would have been a bit of a compromise and perhaps for his UK fans too.

Also, we have our Good Friday holiday coming up next week and I took Thursday off to make it a longer weekend, so I believe I’ll be able to watch a lot of tennis including Andy’s matches. Miami and Toronto are in the same time zone so that’s another great thing about this tournament.

If Andy is up earlyish I might just catch it before I go out to the theatre with my brother. It depends though, on what time he wants to leave. He's doing the driving so I can't really dictate too much. That said, snow is forecast in the central part of the country tomorrow and Saturday, so if it is bad I might not be going anywhere.

I don't think Andy will be that bothered what time he plays these days. He might prefer later matches as a general rule, but I don't think playing early would put him off. He's a pro, he's got a tonne of experience now, he can deal with it and get the job done.

Tomic up next then.... he struggled again against a player 130+ in the rankings. I just don't see Tomic as any more of a threat than his ranking position suggests. A 60% Murray should win in straight sets.